Diplomatic and official passport holders should not apply Tourist/Business ETA for their official visits or to engage in any official assignments in Sri Lanka.please note that Tourist/Business ETA cannot be converted into a Residence visa at any circumstances.

Diplomatic & Official/Service passport holders from the following countries are exempted from the ETA processing fee and the ETA procedures for their official and private visits to Sri Lanka. A visit visa will be issued on arrival to Sri lanka for passport holders of these countries.

Country

Type of Passport

Duration of the Visa period

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Diplomatic, Official

90 Days

Republic of Cuba

Diplomatic

90 Days

Republic of Indonesia

Diplomatic, Official, Service

30 Days

Union of Myanmar

Diplomatic, Official, Service

30 Days

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Diplomatic, Official

30 Days

Federative Republic of Brazil

Diplomatic, Official, Service

90 Days

Republic of Chile

Diplomatic, Official

90 Days

Republic of Seychelles

Diplomatic, Official, Ordinary

60 days at each visit and cumulative duration of 90 days in a year

Peoples Republic of China (PRC)

Diplomatic, Official, Service, Public Affairs

Up to 30 days

Kingdom of Thailand

Diplomatic, Official

Not exceeding 90 days

Republic of Kenya

Diplomatic, Official

Up to 30 days

Republic of Belarus

Diplomatic, Official

Up to 30 days

Islamic Republic of Iran

Diplomatic, Official, Service

Up to 30 days

Republic of Maldives

Diplomatic, Official, Ordinary

Exemption of Ninety days Visa fee

Republic of Singapore

Diplomatic, Official, Ordinary

Up to 30 days

Republic of India

Diplomatic, Official (for diplomatic and official visits only) (If employed by an International body or agency, Visa/ETA should be obtained for official and private visits)